Clippers @ Timberwolves Game Thread 2014-03-31

"Back spasms, day-to-day," coach Doc Rivers said. "I'm sure they're going to do whatever they do with X-rays and all that stuff, so we'll see."
Griffin is averaging 25.7 points and 10.0 rebounds during a season series in which Los Angeles (52-22) has taken the first three matchups by a combined 10 points.
Love has also displayed his all-around talent for the Timberwolves (36-36), averaging 26.0 points, 16.7 rebounds and 7.0 assists in those games.
The Minnesota star struggled in Sunday's 114-99 loss at Brooklyn. He finished with just 14 points and nine rebounds for the Timberwolves, shooting 5 of 14 and saying....

Interesting time to play the TWolves with Blake probably out. Who's goning to start at the 4 spot............... BB? Maybe that's why he got moody on Sat, when Blake went out he maybe thought "now's my chance to get some serious minutes". But when it didn't pan out that way he chucked his toys out of the pram.

Anyhow how will Doc play it, who will guard Love?

worm

03/31/2014 - 09:29 AM PST

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Time for Big Baby to start.

MunoValente

03/31/2014 - 01:28 PM PST

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Love plays on the perimeter so much Dudley might be a better choice to defend him. Doc had dropped Dudley from the rotation after his back spasms, but he's gone back to giving him PF minutes the last couple games.

Icecoldclipper

03/31/2014 - 01:30 PM PST

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Think Duds may start at 4 has better mobility to stick with Love inside and out.

cleepers

03/31/2014 - 01:32 PM PST

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Yup, I'm for putting Duds on Love too.

ClippersDA

03/31/2014 - 01:51 PM PST

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Kevin love will feast.

cleepers

03/31/2014 - 02:18 PM PST

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It's what he does... mostly at the expense of his teammates. I'd much rather give Dudley a shot at him than the alternatives... Baby? Turk? Yeah, they'll shut him down for sure.

Dunkathon

03/31/2014 - 02:22 PM PST

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Exactly. Dudley's offense has been lacking, but his defense is still there for the most part. Plus, I trust him over Baby or Turk.

Repped.

JahvonTheClip

03/31/2014 - 02:52 PM PST

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Dudley did a great job on dirk so why not let him get a crack at kevin love. Anyways i feel like Blake is gonna play

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03/31/2014 - 03:13 PM PST

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I say we let Blake play for about 15 minutes and just feed him the ball the entire time he's out there. Hopefully he'll get about 8-10 pts and we can just rest him the remainder of the game.

ClippersDA

03/31/2014 - 03:20 PM PST

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Blake will want to play in sure given it's kevin

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03/31/2014 - 04:40 PM PST

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Don't play Blake let him rest

Kerley

03/31/2014 - 05:24 PM PST

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Ralph just twitted that Jamal is doubtful because of calf and Blake is still 50/50.

kjavis

03/31/2014 - 05:29 PM PST

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Time for Granger to start

kjavis

03/31/2014 - 05:30 PM PST

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Agree

100% health in PO > playing the remaining season

worm

03/31/2014 - 05:39 PM PST

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Granger is injured

ClippersDA

03/31/2014 - 05:50 PM PST

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Jamal out - ugh. This calf thing is a real issue obviously why do they bother bringing him back at all?

itsLuigi

03/31/2014 - 06:01 PM PST

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i think its his achillies now.

ClipperKyle32

03/31/2014 - 06:04 PM PST

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Not Calf. Sore Achilles. Precautionary.

I say rest Griffin.

Start Turk or Big Baby because Turk may be a better guard for Kevin Love as far as staying with him. But Baby may keep Love off the boards

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03/31/2014 - 06:19 PM PST

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So let's take a head count.....

no Blake (probably), no Jamal, no Danny, no JJ, crippled Chris, whatever else I am missing.....

got 'em right where we want them.

ClippersDA

03/31/2014 - 06:21 PM PST

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Does this mean an Achilles tear is inevitable? I'm actually asking what does a tight Achilles mean?

ClipperKyle32

03/31/2014 - 06:26 PM PST

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This will be a tough one , but I am not counting this as a loss just yet. Without Hopefully Griffin. He needs to rest. Baby might start , but Doc will probably play Duds....